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THE ARMY. COURT MARTIAL: Horse Guards, ill, January, 1818. At a General Cotitt Martial,• held at Montreal, in Can:olit, on the 21st July, 1817, and continued . by adjoornmenrs* to the 311 t of August follow it'd, HENRY DRISCOLL, of the 99th Re- Omen!, was arraigned upon the undermentioned Charge, viz. : " Fir having calumniously', and maliciously, tra dured.the character of his Commanding Officer, Brevet Major . Martin, of the said Regiment, in asserting in a Memorial, Ivlich he the said Lieutenant Henry Driscoll addressed on or ;Joint the 20th January, 1816, to Lieutenant-General Sir Gordon Drummond, then commanding the Forces in Canada, that he hail every reason to suppose that the said Brevet Major Martin, when examined on oath as a witness'before a Court Martial, held fur the trial pf the said Lieutenant Henry Driscoll at Niagara, on the 28th October, JBl4, did swear .what he, the said Brevet Major Martin, knew to be false; and ill repeating, or endeavouring to support, such accusa tion or calumnious insinuation of false swearing, in a certain paper, writing, or address, which he, the said Lieutenant Henry Driscoll, submitted to a Court. of Enquiry assembled at Chairibly on or about the 14th March, 1816: such conduct on the part of the said Lieutenant Henry Driscoll being scandalous and infamous, unbecoming the character of an Officer and a Gentleman, subversive of good order and mili tary discipline, and contrary to the Articles of War." Upon which Charge the Court came to the fol lowing Decision " The Court haying maturely and deliberately weighed the c , idence in support of the prosecution, together with that adduced by the prisoner, Lieutenant Henry Driscoll, in his dijence, is of opinion, that he, the said Lieutenant Henry Dri;eoll, is Guilty of having asserted in a Mcmtirial addressed on or the 20th January, 1816, to Lieutenant-General sin' Gordon Drummond, then commanding the Forces in the Canadas, that Brevet Major Martin when examined on oath, a witness before a Court Martial, held for the trial of the said Lieutenant Henry Driscoll, at Niagara, op the 28th October, 18A, did swear what he, the said Brevet Major Martin, knew to be false. With reference to the second part of - the Charge, the Court is of opinion, - that in all cases of investigation, the ptirties principally concerned' are. naturally obliged to urge their cases as may appear to them most eligible, so in the present instance the paper feferred to in support thereof, was not more than a document deemed necessary to chew rood grounds fur. prayit ' r for an inquiry, the Court therefore conceives that it cannot be deemed improper, that language nut extraneous to the matter before a Court should be used in support of an accusation :—it appears to the Court, how ever, that the prisoner had some grounds for making his as sertifin, but that they were not sufficiently strong to autho ri:e his preferring so serious an accusation, it being occasioned by the inadvertence of Major Martin, having given a cha racter to a man which he did not merit; and which he, the prisoner, considered the. cause of the sentence passed upon him at his former trial." " The Court conceives that malice has not been satisfacto rily proved, but finding the prisoner Guilty of so much of the h fit part of the Charge as is above recited, which being in beach of the Articles of War, does therefore sentence him, she said Lieutenant Henry Driscoll, to he placed at the bot tom of the Lieutenants of the Regiment, and further to be deprived of tierce years rank, Commission to be-dated the 3d of March, 1817." " Previous to closing the proceedings, the Court feels it a Arty it owes to the character and reputation of Major Mar tin, to express its entire conviction than he hail not the sli,;htest intention of giving Quinn any other character than what he conceived he deserved at the time he was unex pectedly called on at the farmer Trial of Lieutenant Henry Driscoll." The - Prince Regent has been, pleased, io the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, to ap prove and confirm the Finding and Sentence of the Court ; but under all 'circumstances attending the conduct of the prisoner, in regard to his mali cious disposition towards Brevet Major Martin, as referred to in a dispatch accompanying the pro ceedings from the Commander of the Forces in Canada, dated the 13th September, 1817, the Prince Regent has been further pleased to consi der Lieutenant Henry Driscoll to be an, unfit per son to remain in his Majesty's Service, and to command that his- Name shall be erased from the List of the Army accordingly. 'Die Commander-in-Chief directs, that the Charges preferred against Lieut. Henry Driscoll , together with the Finding and Sentence of the Court, and the Prince Regent's pleasure thereon, shall be entered in the General Order Book,. and teat( at the head of every Regiment in his Ma jesty's Service. By Command of his Royal Highness The Cowman:Ler-in-Chief, MIRKY CALVERT, Adjutant-Gen. The Grenadier Regiment of Guards. now doing d'+►ty at the Tower, will march for Windsor. in a few weeki, to take the Royal ►lu►y. • The 35th, from Bath, &c. is arrived at Plymouth to do the garrison duty. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, JAN. 9.—The Rev. Dixon Hoste, Chaplain to the Dowager Countess of Cardigan, was . , on Friday last, instituted to the Rectory of llopton, Suffolk, on the presentation of the King. The Rev. Hetbert Phillips, M.A. of Catharine hail, late Curate anti Lecturer.of Brentford, Mid dlesex, has been instituted by the Lord Bishop of York to the sinecure Rectory of Folkton, near Scarborough, on the presentation of Humphrey o,b a w s t uni E, q . of Hunmanby Hall. The lion. and Rev. Augustus Edward Hobart, brother of the Etrl of Buckinghamshire, ‘vas,on Friday last, inducted into the Rectory of Bening tan, near Bosom, to which he has been lately pleicuted by the Right Hon. F. J. Robinson. The Rev.. George Wilkins, Vicar of St. Mary's, Nottingham,' has been presented, by the Earl of Mativers, to the perpetual Curacy of Sneinton. - The Hoskin, Rector of Rempstone, iras been prosented, by the Lord Chancellor, to t;.e Vicarage of Boston!, near Nottingham, vacant by the death of the Rev. R. Ilawk'sworth. Tile Rev. Samuel Knight, A.M. Curate of Tri nity Church,, Halifax, has, et the solicitation of the Parishioners, been, in the most handsome wanner, presented to the Vicarage of Halifax, va ,,,ot by th,e death of the lamented Dr. Coulthurst, and in the gift of the Crown. There are twelve chapeifics attached to it. The Rev. F. I remonger to be one of the Pre -I)codaries of Winchester Cathe dral, in the room of Dr..l . :mkin, deceased; patron, the Bishop of Diocese. DISTRESSED SEAMEN. It is with . infinite satisfaction we are enabled to state the great •benefits which have already re sulted from the operations of the Committee who conduct the Subscription . for. the relief of Dis tressed. Seamen. From an authentic source we can .confidently inform our readers that the " So ciety for the aid of Destitute Seamen," arc pro ceeding with much energy ; Officers in the Royal Navy are, with much patience and un wearied assiduity,' examining the various ob jects as they present themselves. The greater . number are men of ts'ar's men. Near two hun dred and fifty seamen have been housed in a temporary lodging. Yesterday morning they breakfasted on wholesome porridge. It was a .pleasing sight, and already these sons of dis tress have an improved appearance, which is highly gratifying. Many have been enabled to remove part of the filth which bad ac cumulated about them, and their sense of gratitude le continually expressed by the pleasure they evince in their greater comforts.— The Abundance store-ship .is now off the Tow-er, and the utmost activity is engaged in victualling and other preparations ; so that when tic other ships shall be up which Government have prompt ly granted, (and they are daily expected). the seamen may, it is hoped, be all taken from the streets and on board by the end of the next week.• Thus the humane purposes of the benefactors to these deserving men, are with astonishing celerity carrying into effect, by those who have from morning to night devoted their valuable time and .their best energies to re lieve distress, which had nearly reached the highest pitch of endurance. The applications were so nu. ,mums yrsrerday, that the Committee, with much regret, have been obliged • to suspend grant ing temporary relief, for a day or two„to give time for investigations of the cases already before them.—(Morning Post.) LONDON MARKETS, JAN. 9. COTTON.—The extensive sale to9k place tbis forenoon at the India House ; the whole went off freely : the Bengals at an advance of id. to Id. ; the Surats J-,d. to Id. per lb.: it consisted of 8000 bags Bengals, 5000 bags Surats. There was ano ther sale of East India Cotton brought forward this forenoon, .sold on the Company's terms ; it con sisted of 500 bales Surats, which went off freely at Isd. at 151 d. The purchases by private contract are rather limited, as the buyers wished to see the event of the extensive sales advertised for to-day ; they anticipated a decline. The pur chases privately. for the week, ending yesterday evening, are 400 Pernams 2s. Id. to 2s. I Ld.i 90 Surats 14,1 d. th 161 d. SvcAtt.—There has been a steady demand for Refined Goods this week ; the prices little varied : shippets, in ,anticipation of the spring •dentatid, continue to contract for goods, but the refiners generally refuse their offers. Hatnbro' Loaves have been paiticularly inquired after. Molasses continue in steady request. There are few par cels of . Foreign Sugars offering; the prices remain nominally the same. Cort , Ee.—There have been two public sales of Coffee this week—the first attracted great inte rest, and Went off at prices 2s. higher than the parcels by private contract, A sale of consider able extent yesterday with less briskness, much about the prices pteviously paid privately. NAVAL .STORES.-The prices of Rough Turpen tine are rather higher. Spirits are also on the advance. In Tar, Pitch, or Rosin, there is no variation. OILS.—The prices of Oil are little varied, with the exception of Sperm, ,‘'ehich continue so •ex ceedingly scarce, that the holders. obtain nearly any prices they choose to-demand. Rum, BRANDY, and iIoLLANDs.—The market continues in a very-depressed state; the prices . nearly nomiiial :—were offers made in the present heavy matket, we have no doubt lower prices would he submiited to.—Brandies arc offering at a decline.of. 3d. per galibn, without facilitating sales.—Geneva is ‘viqiout variation. Mc:E.--There is some demand for East India ; Carolina Rice is for the present without variation. TALLow.—Thet,, is a considerable revival in the demand for Tallow to-day. Yellow Candle Tallow had been sold at-77s.—On 'Change to-day 78s. and 78s. 6(1. has been realised.—The Town market is fo;day 78s. which is Is. 6d. lower than last week. , A POETICAL MANIFESTO. " The mirthful muse, which spurns at lies, " May sketch a truth in sportive guise.' AT a town in the West, where Death-hunters repair, And take different courses to catch him when there, By basing recourse, when there's no sort of needing, To sousing and sweating, aad purging and bleeding; While others at real disease seldom shocled ate, 'Till Death draws the curtain in shape of a doctor; Prescribing pukes, •blisters, and potions and pills, Either one way or other, to cure all their ills. At this modern GocoortiA, crowded so full Of Death's spoils, you may call it " The Place of a Skull !" I, TIMOTHY TorrEir., a man of some means, And perhaps sonA'what richer in bullion than brains, Had long lahour'd under a vile complication, And poi'd three physicians about its causation: Wlro triunely agreed, that till THAT was explor'd, Their patient could never to health he restor'd ; And Tins the wise trio had long traced in vaio, Thro' the nerves, lungs and liver, the head and the brain ; 'ill, at last, thei poor patient, impatient of quacking, Threw their drugs in the sink, and the doctors sent packing. But, to a few se'nnights had scarcely gone by, Aftiq. each, iithis turn, had pronounc'd ' I must die,' When from sickness's bed bale and lusty I sprung, Like the folk from the will which grinds otd people young, And meeting my three quondam friends in the Crescent, Who thought me laid low, quit of cares and quiescent ) Don't. wonder, said I, that you see me recover'd, Since by SOLOMON'S 11:1SOOM my case is discover'd ! An-d that wisdom which fiows'from a fountain so pure, Has at once traced the cause, and effected the cure. You could find out no Balm for my deep wounded Health, Tho' your worships' deep shill suck.'d my brains and my wealth, But to spew what had snacli'd me from death past denial, - Read the words " BALM of GILEAD" on this little phial ! , This is truth, let incredeney say what it gill. Witness—TimoTHY Turrmi, of Totttadown 11111. . P.S.—lf you think my right narne'is conceal'd from your view, Ask at No. 13, and they'll tell yuu, Who's Who. COAL MARKET, JAN. 9. Ships at Market. Slips sold. Price. 30f . Newcastle..... Bf.. • 143 od. to 455. Od. 16± 5under1and........... 35-1. 9d. to 409. 9d. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, JAN. 9. This clay having by the LORD CHANCELLOR been appointed for judgments in various csses of bank ruptcy, his Lordship said he was ready to dis pose of them accordingly ; but as much of what he had to state was calculated for the special at tention of Counsel, who were not Oren in Court. and to whom he was desirous of affording opportu 7 nity for observations wbith they might think the in ' terest of their clients would require, he should defer those judgments until Monday reserving his de cision, particularly in• such csses as stood in form of appeals, until be should hear what further ob servations the Counsel might have to offer. His Lordship then said, he should proceed with the judgments as the cases stood in the list, disposing of two every day next week ; and .concluded by adding, that directing his attention and faculties as well as he was able to the dispatch of the bu sinesi before the Court, he thought that object would be 'facilitated rather than retarded by his not sitting there to-morrow. • DISTRESSING OCCURRENCES. ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE BY A YOUNG LADY. The tranquillity of a family of considerable rank, residing in the vicinity of Manchester square, a few days since experienced a shock of no ordinary nature, by an attempt of one of its members to put an end to her existence. The distress occasioned by this event has been augi mewed by the disappearance of the oniy son to the principal of the family. The following is a brief, but authentic detail of the circumstances which led to these melancholy events. : The young Lady alluded to is a native of Lin colnshire, and having at an early age been left an orphan, was taken under the protection of her aunt, a widow lady, with whom she has resided in London since 1809. - The son, about that pe-. riod, returned from his studies in Ireland, and the amiable manners of his fair cousin on the one side, and the accomplishments and good dis position of himself on the other, gave rise to a reciprocal attachment, which was about to be cemented by . marriage, when an uncle, and joint guardian of the young man, issued his positive man date against the union. The intended bridegroom, almost distracted, purchased a 'commission in a regiment then going to the Peninsula, and remain ed abroad till atter the battle of Waterloo, when he returned " covered with glory," and consider ably advanced in his profession. His attachment for his fair cousin had suffered no diminution, and he only waited for some favourable event to bring about the union. About three months ago, the only apparent obstacle was removed by the death 'of his uncle. By this event, aconsiderable pro perty devolved to the young gentleman, and his marriage with his cousin was to take place at as early a period as decency would permit. - Matters were put in a proper train for the completion of their wishes, when, - strange to relate, the pro ceedings were stopped by tile gentleman himself. In a conversation with his mother, he de clared that circumstances had • arisen which rendered a marriage with his cousin utterly im possible, .but firmly refused to explain the cause cif this extraordinary change. He entreated that the matter might be related to the young lady, with the utmost delicacy and caution. This task devolved upon the mother, and the relation, al though delivered in the most cautions manner, had such an effect upon her niece as for several hours to deprive her of sense and almost of life, She continued in. a 'desponding state until Friday morning last, when, having remained absent front the drawing-room an unusual length of time, her aunt proceeded to her apartment.— The door was not fastened, and she entered the room. Here her sensations may be conceived, at beholding her lovely anti amiable of miabl t e he pro b t e eee po s s u t s s - . sus pended by her neck fromon Harrowed us were her feelings at this spectacle, she had firmness sufficient to leap upon the bed, catch her niece in her arms, and thus hdld her bug a r n o dt il i t e others o a ( t i t; e wasfa mily uli t l t l o b h y e I I ! e a r s s c i r s i t e a s n s c i e l e , cut down. Fortunately, life was not quite ex tinct, and ti , nely medical aid succeeded in restor ing animation. The unfortunate girl, has, how ever, since continued in a state of mind the most melancholy; and it has been determined to place her under the care of an eminent professional titan. • On Monday morning last, the absence of the young gentleman from the bre a kf ast ta bl e create d considerable a l arm . At noon, A letter arrived by the twopenny post from him, expressing the deepest sorrow for the melancholy events of which he had been the cause, and stating his determina tion to quit this country for ever. It has since been ascertained, that he had made arrangements with the persons in whose hands his property is invested for a regular remittance of cash to a house - in Paris.—This information will, it is hoped, lead to a discovery of his retreat, and be the means of restoring him to his distracted AFFLICTING CIRCUMSTANCE. Mr. Box, the City Surgeon, yesterday related the following melancholy ciren.nstanee to the LORD M AYOR, upon which he entreated his or ders and advice : Daniel Cartwright, the City Marsha'man, had a few days since gone into Cambridgeshire upon some urgent private affair. He left his wife in town, angerously indisposed, and scarcely had he arrived at the end of his journey, when intel ligence overtook him that his wife was no more. The news instantly' induced bins to return, and he took his passage by the fist coach for London. — This was the Wisbeach and Cambridge stage, known also as the Royston mail. Ors Tuesday , just before day-light; (eix o'clock) the coach., heavily lade tl with par rived at Tottenham Broadway,assl:gers' and lug near London. ggea A waggon drove on before, which, however, being on the wrong side, the coachman forced Isis . way by, in suclka manner as'to cause the coach to up set, and Cartwright, who was an inside passen ger, having fallen beneath a man at least sixteen stone weight . , he was dreadfully bruised, - tvut his left band and arm dislocated in every joint. The. arm was literally driven into the socket. Sever al of the passengers were cut and bruised, but non , so dangerously as Cartwright. The unhappy ni a : being conveyed home, was pat under immeata surgical aid. Soon. after he exhibited strong sYillr toms of derangement, and in the course of Thur s d " day he became completely mad. Bleeding an every other effort was tried in vain. lnflantc l4 ' don of the brain was apparent, and so despera te had the unfortunate tnan become, that be dash7 c to pieces every thing which Came in his way. was as much as the bodily strength of others cot' do to 'lnvent him plunging through tie windol, into the street. Mr. Box added, that the synir toms had since become, if possible, more clan' gerons, and it was not now a question of 'healt h (for he liad little hopes of the man's life), but , security. The Lord Mayor having consulted for sal e moments with Mr. Bog, it was arranged that di g unhappy individual should be removed instautil to the asylum at Hoxton. • To ad-d to the above afflicting account, • 15 awful to remark, that the .vile of Cat twrigbt 1 05 interred yesterday morning. By this double cal*" mity five small children are also likely to becom e orphans. ..~ nn RASH SUICIDE OF A YOUTH. Yesterday an Inquest was held at the Twelv e .I3ride-lane, Fleet-street, before - TH(O OS SHELTON, hsq. Coroner, on the body of Williao Lamer, a youth, aged 16, nephew of M r . GaW' thorn, leather -cutter, of Fleet -street. , . Joseph Redgray.e, a joUrneyinap in the emphl of Mr. Gawthorn, deposed, that the deceased tos the nephew and apprentice to Mr. Gawthoro , and worked in the same shop with witness for the, last six months ; he was a very reserved boy, ah' witness remarked that he was very melaneholY for the last fortnight ; he frequently inquired him the cause of his melancholy, but he woul d not:assign any cause. Wednesday morning it was discovered that 'the deceased, had taken arsenic ; a surgeon was procured, who render ol every assistance in his power, but to no effect ; lre died about one, o'clock on Thursday morning; previous to which, witness asked what cause lie could.assign for committing so rash an action He answered,• that he would tell him when be got better. _ _ _ George Dunn, apprentice to Mr. Meadows► chymist and druggist, of Fleet -street, deposed . , that the deceased came to the shop on Tl►ursday or Friday, last week, and purchased an ounce o f salts; he said he came from Mr. Cawthorn, and being overrun by eats, they wanted some arsenic , if he would let them have some to destroy them. Witness hesitated letting him have it, but after closely questioning him, he was satisfied. Vet' diet—insanity. BOXERS.—A match for 50 guineas was mule on Tuesday, for a new candidate for milling laurels. to fight Purcell on Tuesday week. The name 0 1 the new man is *Carty, Of Hibernian breed, and a pupil of the phcenomenon of the day, Randal• Scroggins matched himself on Tuesday night, t 0 fight •Ford for 100 guineas, on the 10th of April* but be declined malting a light stake on Tuesdst 'evening, and the match is off. During the late frost, the skaiting amateu r s id this, and the neighbouring county have had m u ch amusement, in their favourite science.—On Tliur4" day the Ist instant, a subscription purse given hi the Gentlemen of Whittlesea, was won by grough' ton, from Crowland ; and the nextlday, on CroW" land WaSh, young Staples, also a Crowland man , heat Gittem, from Nordelph;and six others. 'lw° young Ladies from . Parson bitive, Messcns• Ulyatt and Peck, in plaid vests and drawer ; trimmed with sable, and a 'cap of the, same mate' rids, surmounted by a plume of black feathers' skaited over the glassy surface. with so much elegance, taste, and precision, as to excite univer sal admiration from many hundred spectatorst' (Cambridge Chronicle, Jan. 9..) 'reed, C upp vi• LO uF Fe 6,. *l O , l *et a 'S til e lierj COURSE OF EXCHANGE, FEIDAY, JAN, 9. Amsterdam Ditto, at Sight Amster dam Ditto, at Sight ll 7 Rotterdam Antwerp Hainburgh . 34 • (; 21 Us. Altona • Paris, 3 Day's date Ditto ' 24 60 2 1.15. Bourdeaux, ditto Frank tortoni tlie-Mai u Madrid Cadiz • 3B ' Effectiv e Seville Ililima 371 3s Gibraltar • Leghorn . . . 33 491 • Genoa... 47 -Venice Malta... ..491----;Naples 424 Palermo ' Lisbon •• I - ' 53 Oporto Rio Janeiro Dublin.... ..... 8..... Curt;..... 81 per Cent. Agio of the Bank on Holland.... 2 per Cent. Portugal Gold, in Coin ' 1.4 1 G per OZ. Foreign Gold, in Bars. New Doubloons New Dollar: Silver, In Bars • 0 5 si . • MARRIED. At Truro, Cornwall, on Tuesday last, Capt. Duncan Grant, of the Royal Artillery, to Cecilia, fifth (laughter to Diggary Ring Marshal, Esq. of Truro, and widow of the late Captain. Bernard Wills, Royal Artillery. • DIED. - On - Sunday night last, Queen's-parade, Bath, at the house of her mother, Mrs. Houblon, of Coopersale House, Essex, deeply regretted by her relations and friends, Miss Letitia Hoablon, youhgest daughter of the late Jacob HOublort, Esq. of Hallingbury-place, and sister of John Archer Houblun, Esq. M.P. for the County of Essex. - • On Wednesday last, in his • 9.2 d year, Henry White, Esq.. of Brasted, near Sevenbalis, Kent. On Thursday last, after a few zuonths' illness, Mr. Ed mund Lloyd, of Harley-street. Lately, Wm. Devaynes, Esq. of Updown House, Isle of Thanet, Kent, aged 54. At the advanced age of 99, John Smith, who had been Porter at the King's Printing-house for wore than sixty years. He was well known at all the Public Offices. He wore a cocked hat, according to the ancient costume ' and enjoyed uninterrupted health almost to the' time of his, decease. LONDON : Printed by J. B. CARSTAIRS, of No. 29, Great Ormond•street, Queen-sluare; and published by W. A. SCRIPPS, of No. .7, South Moltonzstreet, at THE Suit °dice, No. 112, Strand ; where Advertisements, Orders, Letters, &c. (post-paid) 'must be addeessed.